A dedication site at Echo Park honoring the 1962 West Hempstead team that won the Little League World Series Senior Division Championship in Williamsburg, Pa., that year is being organized by a 17-year-old aspiring Eagle Scout from West Hempstead.
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By Robert Traverso
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10/28/21
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My wife called soon after 9 a.m. on Sept. 11, 2001, her voice measured but tense. I was half-awake, preparing myself for the day . . .
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9/16/21
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Residents, local elected officials and community groups gathered around the 9/11 Memorial at Hall’s Pond Park in West Hempstead last Saturday for the West Hempstead Community Support …
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By Nakeem Grant
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9/15/21
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The Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pa., set off a cascade of worldwide catastrophes over the subsequent two decades . . .
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9/9/21
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Malverne Mayor Keith Corbett and the village board installed a water well at Westwood Park last month to significantly reduce the costs of watering. The park has 17 watering zones, which cost …
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7/29/21
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Finding ways to get congregants re-engaged with a synagogue as coronavirus-related safety restrictions have loosened in recent months has been a challenge for Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park, in West …
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By Nakeem Grant
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7/22/21
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Coming off the only defeat of his career, finishing fourth as the Kentucky Derby favorite, Essential Quality got redemption last Saturday when he edged past intense pacesetter Hot Rod Charlie down the stretch for a thrilling 1 1/4-length victory in the 153rd running of the Belmont Stakes.
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By Tony Bellissimo
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6/6/21
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I covered the Bellmore-JFK High School Homecoming parade in the fall of 2004. It was a sunny day, full of carefree teenagers.
I could never have imagined then that that day would haunt me still.
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5/6/21
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April 22 is Earth Day, when we come together as a nation — and a planet — to celebrate the natural world and renew our vows to protect the environment from harm. In honor of Earth Day five years ago . . .
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4/22/21
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Country music star Eric Church will be the first performer at the new UBS Arena at Belmont Park, with a concert on Dec. 4 as part of his “The Gather Again Tour.”
The reigning Country …
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By Melissa Koenig
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4/7/21
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